On March 10, 1994 the Getty Conservation Institute hosted a reception
for Richard Moe, President, and the Western Regional Advisors of
the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The site of the event
was El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument, the historic birthplace
of the city of Los Angeles. Guests had the opportunity to view América
Tropical, the only surviving public mural in the United States by
Mexican artist David Alfaro Siqueiros, painted in 1932 and now the
focus of a joint conservation project of the Institute and El Pueblo.
Those attending also toured two historic buildings, the Italian
Hall (on whose exterior wall the mural is painted) and the Sepulveda
House, guided by Jean Bruce Poole, Director of El Pueblo's Historic
Museum.

Over one hundred people attended the event, including members of
the board of directors of the Los Angeles Conservancy, representatives
of the mayor's office and city council, and staff of the Getty Grant
Program and the Conservation Institute. The evening included a media
presentation on the Siqueiros mural's history and significance given
by Luis Garza who has been coordinating the mural's preservation
efforts for the Institute.